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www.VerifyThisSite.com WHOIS is a TCP-based query/response protocol which is widely used for querying a database in order to determine the owner of a domain name, an IP address, or an autonomous system number on the Internet. WHOIS lookups were traditionally made using a command line interface, but a number of simplified web-based tools now exist for looking up domain ownership details from different databases. Web-based WHOIS clients still rely on the WHOIS protocol to connect to a WHOIS server and do lookups, and command-line WHOIS clients are still quite widely used by system administrators. The WHOIS system originated as a method that system administrators could use to look up information to contact other IP address or domain name administrators (almost like a "white pages"). The use of the data that is returned from query responses has evolved from those origins into a variety of uses, both altruistic (such as a Certificate Authority validating the registration for ecommerce https) and nefarious (such as bulk unsolicited email campaigns). WHOIS has a sister protocol standard called RWhois. 'WHOIS' is not an acronym; rather, it is pronounced 'who is'. The data contained in GoDaddy.com, Inc.'s WhoIs database, while believed by the company to be reliable, is provided "as is" This information is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you In particular, you agree not to use this data to allow, enable, or otherwise make possible, processes designed to collect or compile this data for any purpose, including mining this data for your own personal or commercial purposes. |